From the Civil War to the rule of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, find out how martial law has been enforced—and exploited. Read more Pearl Harbor Wasn’t Japan’s Only Target On that infamous December day in 1941, Japan also attacked Guam, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore and ...
Ferdinand Marcos, Philippine politician who, as head of state from 1965 to 1986, established an authoritarian regime in the Philippines that came under criticism for corruption and for its suppression of democratic processes. Learn more about Marcos here
Ferdinand Marcos, the broadly popular People Power movement in 1986 led a bloodless uprising against the regime. The confrontation resulted not only in the ouster and exile of Marcos but also in the restoration of democratic government to the Philippines. Philippines(more) The Philippines is the ...
Ferdinand Marcos, the broadly popular People Power movement in 1986 led a bloodless uprising against the regime. The confrontation resulted not only in the ouster and exile of Marcos but also in the restoration of democratic government to the Philippines rice farming in the PhilippinesVillagers ...
Philippine Pres.Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., in the opening keynote address of the conference, criticized “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive actions” in the region, carefully avoiding direct references to China. Responding to a question from an audience member, he said that the death of ...
Ferdinand Marcos, the broadly popular People Power movement in 1986 led a bloodless uprising against the regime. The confrontation resulted not only in the ouster and exile of Marcos but also in the restoration of democratic government to the Philippines. Philippines(more) The Philippines is the ...
Ferdinand MarcosFerdinand Marcos waving, 1983.(more) Elections for an interim National Assembly were finally held in 1978. The opposition—of which the primary group was led by the jailed former senatorBenigno S. Aquino, Jr.—produced such a bold and popular campaign that the official results, ...
Pacquiao was one of 12 new senators elected to the Philippine Senate. In 2021 he announced his candidacy in the presidential election, which was held the following year. Pacquiao conceded after finishing a distant third behind the landslide victor,Ferdinand (“Bongbong”) Marcos, Jr., and second...
His reforms, however, were crippled by a House of Representatives and Senate dominated by the Nacionalistas, and he was defeated in the 1965 presidential elections by Ferdinand Marcos. In 1972 he chaired the convention that drafted the 1973 constitution, but in 1981 he questioned the validity of...
Taking its name from the MuslimMoropeoples ofMindanaoand other southern islands of the Philippines, the MNLF led an insurgency against the Philippine government that began in 1973, soon after PresidentFerdinand Marcosimposedmartial law. The MNLF’s well-organized and sophisticated military force, known...